Ossian Smyth (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Specifically, the programme for Government includes a target of updating all procurement frameworks for green procurement within the first three years of Government, so in other words within this week. The Deputy is absolutely right. I believe we are on target to meet that. Throughout that time I have convened a committee that covers not just our central procurement arrangements that come from the OGP, but also those that come from the Department of Defence, the Department of Education, the Department with responsibility for local government and the HSE.

All the procurement frameworks have been reviewed. Not all of them are capable of being updated for green procurement. For example, it is difficult to see how a procurement framework that relates to legal services could be updated for green procurement. However, in general if we are not there we are at about 98%. In the coming month I will publish a new green procurement strategy document that will provide guidelines and specific information that is easy to digest and accessible for all those procurement bodies so they know how to implement green procurement. That will add to the EPA's guidance that came out last year.

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